Information digest "Freedom time", April 12 Information digest "Freedom time", April 12 What threatens Ukraine by the destruction of the Russian missiles of the Tripoli TPP near Kiev; Does Vladimir Putin want to make Alexander Lukashenko an intermediary in possible negotiations on the termination of the conflict in Ukraine; By a court decision in the United States, Channel One must pay Alexander Goldfarb $ 25 million in a suit about slander; April 12 - World Cosmonautics and Aviation Day.

Floating garbage dump in Bosnia and Herzegovina On the oceanic day, 11 million tons of plastic could be accumulated. This follows from the first study of the bottom of the bottom, which the Malaysian media Sinar Daily drew attention to. According to scientists from the Scientific Agency of CSIRO and the University of Toronto, a mass of plastic garbage at the bottom of the ocean can be from 3 to 11 million tons.

Oil spill in the river (archive photo) In 2023, damage to the air, soils and water bodies of Russia grew almost three times, amounting to 226.8 billion rubles. The “cedar” drew attention to the report of Rosprirodnadzor. Over the year, Russian companies and individual entrepreneurs caused air damage in the amount of 139.4 million rubles, soils - 47.7 billion rubles, water bodies - for 178.9 billion rubles.

In Orenburg, mass evacuation is carried out due to an extremely dangerous situation with floods. This was announced by the mayor of the city Sergey Salmin. A siren sounds in the city. The water level in the Ural River over the past ten hours rose 40 centimeters to 11 meters 43 centimeters. Earlier, the authorities of Orenburg reported that on April 12, a flood in the city will reach peak values, and then the water would decline.

The war of flooded Russia with Ukraine on the air is discussed with political scientist Dmitry Oreshkin.

What threatens Ukraine by the destruction of the Tripoli TPP *** Lukashenko’s visit to Moscow ***, by decision of the court in the United States, the Channel One must pay Alexander Goldfarbu $ 25 million in a suit of slander *** April 12 - World Cosmonautics and Aviation Day.

On the night of April 12, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 17 shock drones of the Shakud type and a guided air rocket X-59. This was reported by the command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces. According to the Ukrainian military, 16 drones were shot down within the Nikolaev, Odessa, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnitsa and Khmelnitsky regions.

The American pharmaceutical company MSD, one of the largest in the world, by a quarter reduced the portfolio of drugs sold in Russia since the beginning of Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is written by the newspaper "Kommersant". According to the publication, MSD had the most noticeable reduction among representatives of international pharmaceutical producers in Russia.

50,471 names of Russian military personnel who died in Ukraine by April 12 were identified by BBC and Mediazona journalists together with a team of volunteers. These are only those whose deaths became known from open sources. The real number of losses could be much higher, investigators say. Since the last report two weeks ago, 1,190 names have been added to the list of dead.

The authorities declared a mass evacuation in Orenburg due to flood. Today there is a peak. The water level in the Ural River exceeded a dangerous mark by 2 meters and reached 11 meters. The flood came to other regions of Russia. In Siberia, dozens of settlements are flooded. In Kazakhstan, an emergency mode in 10 of 17 regions was introduced, tens of thousands of people are evacuated, and the arrival of high water from Russia is expected.

Orenburg, April 11, 2024 By the morning of April 12, the water level in the Ural River near Orenburg increased to 11.29 meters. It is expected that the floods will reach peak values today, and then the water will decline. According to the administration of the Orenburg region, almost twelve thousand residential buildings and more than fifteen thousand personal plots remain flooded. There are no light in four settlements, electricity is periodically disconnected in the areas of Orenburg.

Frame from the film Nicolas Buna "Aeropotis" Documentary cinema Cinéma du Réel , Pompidu, who passed in the Paris Center, offered the audience three retrospectives-James Benning, studying the American landscape, feminists of Claudia von Alemann, filming autobiographical films, and Jean-Sharl Hue, a fan of acute sensations.

An illustrative photo Chinese banks block the payments of Russian companies for the supply of components and sets for the assembly of electronics. About this writes "Kommersant" with reference to sources in the market. According to them, the first difficulties with payment that arose in December concerned mainly finished products. Now there are problems with components for servers, data storage systems and laptops.

The main building of the MFTI A scandal is flared up at the Moscow Physics and Technical Institute (MIPT) In one of the most prestigious Russian universities, the Moscow Physics and Technical Institute (MIPT), a scandal is flared up.

Alexander Dugin The Russian State Humanitarian University (RSUSU) can turn into the center of conservative ideology: in its walls the "Higher Political School named after Ivan Ilyin", which was led by Alexander Dugin, is now working. The Ilyin school opened back in 2023. The fact that Dugin was officially appointed to the post became known on April 2, when the entrepreneur Konstantin Malofeev, the owner of the Tsargrad television channel, spoke about the tasks that are facing him in this post.